| Index | Smith Island | Maryland | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 40% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 1,163 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 674 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 112 | 7,963 |

| Index | Smith Island | Maryland | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 91.6% | 87.5% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 69.7% | 86.5% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 23.9% | 64.2% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 5.8% | 44.8% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 5.8% | 38.4% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 0.0% | 17.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 5.5% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 2.5% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Smith Island. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Smith Island, MD schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Smith Island, MD, an average of 91.6% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 69.7% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Tangier, VA | 519 | 78% | 61.5% |
| Deal Island, MD | 325 | 40% | 16.7% |
| Crisfield, MD | 2,629 | 35% | 26.6% |
| Smith Island, MD | 267 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Haviland, OH | 267 | 72% | 50.0% |
| Risco, MO | 267 | 41% | 14.6% |
| Laketown, UT | 267 | 54% | 11.5% |
| Peetz, CO | 266 | 38% | 21.9% |
| Loganville, WI | 266 | 70% | 45.8% |
| Smith Island, MD | 267 | n/a |